Mental Health & Illness

Millions of Americans live with various types of mental illness and mental health problems, such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, drug addiction, and personality disorders. It normalises difficult experiences, it helps us cope with pain. If you or someone in your care has chest pains, difficulty breathing, or severe bleeding, it could be a life-threatening emergency. My talent was in the swimming pool, but it’s led me to something else in life,” Phelps says.

Childhood disorders, often labeled as developmental disorders or learning disorders, most often occur and are diagnosed when the child is of school-age. The stresses of becoming a new mum and all the different advice and opinions can lead mothers to become anxious and worried.

An emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Hospital trains staff to recognize signs of elder abuse and help victims. The Together for Mental Health conference on 12 July at the Marriott Hotel in Cardiff was organised by Cymorth Cymru , the umbrella body for providers of homelessness, housing-related support and social care services in Wales.

MedlinePlus links to health information from the National Institutes of Health and other federal government agencies. But Ms Kng Kwee Keng, Senior Pharmacist (Clinical) and Certified Quit Smoking Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said there is no specific age at which people start smoking.

In the next workshop, after lunch, we looked at psychoeducation which is group-based and aims to educate individuals on how to cope with everyday life. As such, if you are in crisis and need help immediately, please call 911 or visit your local emergency department.